Congratulations Jacopo,
Best regards,
Pierre
Op vrijdag 26 juni 2015 heeft Jacopo Cappellato <jacopoc@apache.org> het
volgende geschreven:
> With 20 positive votes (13 binding and 7 non-binding) and no negative
> vote, the vote to accept Freemarker into the Incubator is successful.
> We will proceed with the project initial setup.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jacopo
>
> +1
>
> Pierre Smits
> Sergio Fernández (*)
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> Bertrand Delacretaz (*)
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> Jacopo Cappellato
> jan i (*)
> Jacques Le Roux
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> Luke Han
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>
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>
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 9:15 AM, Jacopo Cappellato <jacopoc@apache.org
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Following the discussion in the thread [1], I would like to call a VOTE
> to accept Freemarker as a new Apache Incubator project.
> >
> > The proposal is available on the wiki at [2] and is also attached to
> this mail.
> >
> > The VOTE is open for at least the next 72 hours:
> >
> > [ ] +1 accept Freemarker into the Apache Incubator
> > [ ] ±0 Abstain
> > [ ] -1 because...
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Jacopo Cappellato
> >
> > 1.
> >
> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201505.mbox/%3cCCEFE3ED-66C4-4766-A3D2-6D8BDA855EB0@gmail.com%3e
> >
> > 2.
> > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/FreemarkerProposal
> >
> > ======================================================
> >
> > Freemarker Apache Incubator Proposal
> >
> > Abstract
> >
> > Freemarker is a "template engine", i.e., a generic tool to generate text
> output based on templates. Freemarker is implemented in Java as a class
> library for programmers.
> >
> > Freemarker is a mature, widely used template engine. We propose to make
> Freemarker a top level project of the Apache Software Foundation, primarily
> so that it can build a stronger developer community, which provides more
> safety, stability and support to the large user base, and also helps
> evolving the engine and its integration with other projects (many of which
> are Apache projects).
> >
> > Proposal
> >
> > Freemarker is a "template engine"; a generic tool that generates text
> output (HTML web pages, e-mails, configuration files, source code, etc.)
> based on templates and changing data. It's not an application for end-users
> in itself, but a Java library, a component that programmers can embed into
> their products.
> >
> > Freemarker was originally created for generating HTML Web pages,
> particularly in servlet-based applications following the MVC pattern. It’s
> not bound to servlets or HTML, however.
> >
> > The Freemarker Template Language (FTL) is not a full-blown programming
> language like PHP. It’s a simple, specialized language (although among
> template languages it’s quite flexible). You meant to prepare the data to
> display in a real programming language, like issue database queries and do
> business calculations, and then the template displays that already prepared
> data.
> >
> > Freemarker 1.x was initially released under the LGPL license. Later, by
> community consensus, we have switched over to a BSD-style license. As of
> Freemarker 2.2pre1 (2003), the original author, Benjamin Geer, has
> relinquished the copyright in behalf of Visigoth Software Society, a
> nonprofit organization started by Jonathan Revusky. With Freemarker 2.3.21
> (2014) the license has changed to Apache License, Version 2.0, and the
> owner has changed from Visigoth Software Society to three of the Freemarker
> 2.x developers, Attila Szegedi, Daniel Dekany, and Jonathan Revusky. Apache
> License, Version 2.0, is the current license.
> >
> > Freemarker is a mature, widely used template engine. While it continues
> to have a large user base, the active developer community has become rather
> small at this point, and we think that the "Apache Way" governance model
> and being part of the ASF (together with other projects that are already
> using Freemarker) would help to bring new life and energy to the project to
> better support the maintenance and improvements of the Freemarker codebase.
> A larger community may also help to improve tooling (such as IDE plugins)
> and integration with popular frameworks (such as Spring MVC, Struts, etc.),
> which could foster the adoption of Freemarker. Last but not least, being
> under the Apache umbrella would put the project into a more trustworthy
> legal context, which also helps adoption, particularly among bigger
> corporate users.
> >
> > We believe that Freemarker should become a Top Level Project as opposed
> to a subproject because it has a long history and already a large feature
> set, codebase and documentation and there is a lot of room for innovation
> and improvement that would involve more community management; governance
> and autonomy to make its own direction and manage its own community may be
> important long term factors for the success of the project.
> >
> > Background
> >
> > A template engine is a template language with the basic infrastructure
> around it (configuring, caching, etc.). A template language is a language
> specialized on generating text based on changing data. Template languages
> like Freemarker Template Language are by design much simpler than general
> purpose languages, while providing convenient specialized language devices
> for tasks that are frequent during text generation.
> >
> > Template engines, like Freemarker, play an important role in
> applications that leverage the MVC (Model View Controller) pattern; for
> example, several web applications and web application framework implement
> the MVC pattern in the user interface layer: the appearance of a page can
> be changed without programmers having to change or recompile code, because
> the application logic (for example a Java program or a Groovy script) and
> page design (for example a Freemarker template) are separated. Freemarker
> is used to implement the View (V) component of the MVC pattern.
> >
> > Freemarker is also used for generating e-mail, configuration files, and
> pretty much anything that’s text. The same governing MVC principles apply
> there too, which helps to split the problem to more manageable pieces.
> >
> > Rationale
> >
> > Freemarker is a mature, stable, proven and feature rich template engine.
> >
> > While there are multiple alternative template engines for Java, after
> more than 15 years of life, Freemarker is still one of the most featureful
> and most widely used product in the category of templating engines for the
> Java platform. Despite its age, Freemarker still has potential to improve
> its functionality without breaking out-of-the-box backward compatibility,
> like fixing historical design mishaps, adopting proven ideas from template
> languages of other platforms, or to innovate with novel solutions to common
> templating problems.
> >
> > Freemarker is integrated in several proprietary and open source products
> such as Apache Struts, Apache OFBiz, Apache Camel, Liferay, Alfresco,
> Magnolia, and new open source frameworks such as Moqui. Some popular IDEs,
> including IntelliJ and Eclipse, have plugins for the development of
> Freemarker templates.
> >
> > With Freemarker joining the ASF, we hope that more developers would be
> able to join the effort and help improve and maintain the codebase, build
> new features and tools that could foster the long-term future of the
> product.
> >
> > Current Status
> >
> > Freemarker is a mature product created and maintained by a small open
> source community for more than 15 years.
> >
> > Currently Freemarker provides a fully functional implementation licensed
> under ALv2. The project home is at http://freemarker.org/ and the
> majority of development is coordinated via Sourceforge (
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemarker/) and GitHub (
> https://github.com/freemarker/freemarker).
> >
> > The project sports detailed documentation and a big ecosystem of
> projects leveraging it. In fact, quite a few existing ASF project have
> various integrations with Freemarker (OFBiz, Struts, Camel etc.).
> >
> > Meritocracy
> >
> > Freemarker has been run by a few core project members with a few
> contributions coming from a wide community of participants in the project.
> In the past, core project members have emerged because of their activity
> and merits as contributors. The Freemarker community is open to new ideas
> and to revisit old ones.
> >
> > The committers and contributors that were actively involved in the
> project will be encouraged to join the new incubating community.
> >
> > We want to expand our developer and user community and run the
> Freemarker project in the "Apache Way" clearly signaling not only the
> licensing, but also the governance choice.
> >
> > Users and new contributors will be treated with respect and welcomed;
> they will earn merit in the project by providing quality patches and
> support that move the project forward. Those with a proven support and
> quality patch track record will be encouraged to become committers.
> Committers that will work for the growth and health of the community will
> be invited to become PMC members.
> >
> > Community
> >
> > There are currently just a few active core team members in the project
> and a small group of occasional contributors. The user base is quite large
> and composed by end users (developers using Freemarker for their job) and
> other open source projects.
> >
> > Core Developers
> >
> > Core developers are used to work in the openly governed communities. The
> core developers are not currently affiliated with the ASF.
> >
> > Alignment
> >
> > The Freemarker product is already licensed under ALv2 and has been
> created and maintained by an open source community for more than a decade.
> Freemarker has been integrated into Apache OFBiz, Apache Struts, Apache
> Camel, Apache Tiles and other projects. Becoming part of the ASF family can
> strengthen the collaboration with these and other projects.
> >
> > Known Risks
> >
> > While the Freemarker product is stable and very widely used, in the
> recent years the active core developer community practically has shrunk to
> one person (Daniel Dekany). The core group should grow by attracting new
> contributors in order to ensure continued maintenance in the future, and to
> win resources that helps Freemarker to evolve faster next to the
> maintenance burden.
> >
> > In fact, if Freemarker will be accepted in the Incubator, the main goal
> during the incubation phase will be attracting new contributors and growing
> the community with an "Apache Way" governance model.
> >
> > Orphaned products
> >
> > The Freemarker project is backed up by an open source community that has
> created and maintained the product for more than 15 years.
> >
> > Inexperience with Open Source
> >
> > The proposers are experienced open source developers. Freemarker to date
> has been developed as an open source project.
> >
> > Homogeneous Developers
> >
> > The Freemarker community is not backed up by any corporation and is
> diverse in terms of geography and backgrounds of developers.
> >
> > Reliance on Salaried Developers
> >
> > The Freemarker contributors are volunteers that are not paid for their
> contributions to the project.
> >
> > Relationships with Other Apache Products
> >
> > Freemarker is an independent product but there are some relationships
> with other Apache products. Freemarker currently uses some Apache products,
> mostly in its build process (for example Apache Ant, Apache Ivy, Apache
> Xalan). Freemarker has been integrated into other Apache products such as
> Apache OFBiz, Apache Struts, Apache Camel, Apache Tiles. Becoming part of
> the ASF family could strengthen the collaboration with these and other
> projects. Apache Velocity is similar in purpose to Freemarker and both
> address similar needs for a template language in text generating
> applications. However Freemarker and Apache Velocity have a very different
> philosophy, design and implementation and there is a sufficient user base
> and history for both projects to justify their independent existence.
> >
> > An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand
> >
> > While we intend to leverage the Apache ‘branding’ when talking to other
> projects as testament of our project’s ‘neutrality’, we have no plans for
> making use of Apache brand in press releases nor posting billboards
> advertising acceptance of Freemarker into Apache Incubator.
> >
> > Documentation
> >
> > A mature project website is available at freemarker.org. In the website
> a complete manual is available: http://freemarker.org/docs/index.html
> >
> > Initial Source
> >
> > Initial source is available on GitHub under the ALv2:
> >
> > • https://github.com/freemarker/freemarker: The template engine
> itself
> > • https://github.com/freemarker/site: Generates the freemarker.org
> Web site
> > • https://github.com/freemarker/docgen: Transforms an XDocBook
> subset to HTML; used for the Freemarker Manual. (Also for the Web site in
> the future.)
> >
> > Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan
> >
> > We know of no legal encumberments in the way of transfer of source to
> Apache. The copyright holders are the three main contributors in the
> history of the project, of which one is the current maintainer and main
> actor in this incubation process. The other two have been contacted to sign
> the Software License Agreement.
> >
> > External Dependencies
> >
> > The dependencies all have Apache compatible licenses.
> >
> > Required Resources
> >
> > Mailing lists
> >
> > • private@freemarker.incubator.apache.org <javascript:;>
> (moderated subscriptions)
> > • dev@freemarker.incubator.apache.org <javascript:;>
> > • notifications@freemarker.incubator.apache.org <javascript:;>
> (commits, CI reports)
> >
> > Git Repository
> >
> > • https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker.git:
> the template engine itself
> > •
> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker-site.git:
> generates the freemarker.org Web site
> > •
> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker-docgen.git:
> transforms an XDocBook subset to HTML; used for the Freemarker Manual (also
> for the Web site in the future).
> >
> > Issue Tracking
> >
> > JIRA Freemarker (FREEMARKER)
> >
> > Initial Committers
> >
> > • Dániel Dékány, ddekany at freemail.hu
> > • Evangelia Dendramis, evangeliad at gmail.com
> >
> > Affiliations
> >
> > • Independent: Dániel Dékány
> > • Independent: Evangelia Dendramis
> >
> > Sponsors
> >
> > Champion
> >
> > Jacopo Cappellato
> >
> > Nominated Mentors
> >
> > • David E. Jones - Apache Member
> > • Jacopo Cappellato - Apache Member
> > • Jean-Frederic Clere - Incubator PMC
> > • Ralph Goers - Incubator PMC
> > • Sergio Fernández - Incubator PMC
> >
> > Sponsoring Entity
> >
> > We would like to propose Apache Incubator to sponsor this project.
> >
>
>
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